With a format similar to the NBA's Slam Dunk Challenge, and MLB's Home Run Derby, the Free Kick Masters is a skills-based international soccer competition featuring top players competing against wekll-known professional goalkeepers.
The last Free Kick Masters was a sold out event held in Marbella, Spain which was broadcast to over 30 countries with an estimated 110 million viewers, Fox Sports International said in a press release.
The Free Kick Masters 2008 will be held July 5, 2008 in Houston's Reliant Stadium, home to Super Bowl XXXVIII. The player crowned Free Kick Master will receive $1 million in prize money, and the ‘Golden Goalkeeper’ title winner will receive $500,000.
Among the free kickers expected to appear are Ronaldinho, Rafael Marquez, Lionel Messi, Alessandro Del Piero, Deco, Sun Ji, and Sun Xiang. The list of goalkeepers includes Oliver Kahn, Francesco Toldo, and Kasey Keller.
